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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-21more like thismore than 2019-05-21
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 remove filter
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Disability: Access more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to improve enforcement of requirements of the Equality Act 2010 on access to facilities for disabled people. more like this
tabling member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
tabling member printed
George Eustice more like this
uin 256978 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-11more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 contains strong, enforceable protections for disabled people who experience discrimination, including a failure by employers or service providers to make reasonable adjustments to enable disabled people to access work and services like everybody else.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018 the Government committed to the commencement of section 36 of the Equality Act, which will enable disabled tenants to require that landlords and building owners to make reasonable adjustments to the common parts of dwellings, such as entry points, landings and stairs. Work to determine the cost of implementation is proceeding and an announcement will be made in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which enforces the Equality Act, recently delivered a Legal Support Project to increase access to justice for people experiencing disability discrimination. It offered groups £189,000 for legal assistance across 94 cases in areas including employment.</p><p> </p><p>The EHRC has increased its capacity to advise on discrimination cases in its new strategic plan, and has supported several court cases which resulted in strengthened rights for disabled people, including those wishing to make reasonable adjustments to their homes and disabled children who may demonstrate a tendency to physical abuse as a result of their disability, whose schools must now make reasonable adjustments in such cases.</p>
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-11T14:58:15.313Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-11T14:58:15.313Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this